BOYCOTTS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Boycott

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

from the name of Captain Charles C. Boycott (1832–97), an Irish land agent so treated in 1880, in an attempt instigated by the Irish Land League to get rents reduced

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈbɔɪkɒt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest

Short Definition:

withdraw from relations with organization etc. as protest

Examples:
  • we will boycott all banks which take part in the loans scheme

Word: Boycott

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈbɔɪkɒt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a punitive ban on relations with other bodies, cooperation with a policy, or the handling of goods

Short Definition:

period of boycotting

Examples:
  • a boycott of the negotiations

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